Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Ryland Homes to start presales of single-family, Lake front homes priced from the $180s at Whitney Lake on Johns Island

CHARLESTON, S.C. --- Ryland Homes will start presales of 34 lakefront homes priced from the $180s in June at Whitney Lake, located off River Road and Maybank Highway on Johns Island in Charleston.

Brian Cartwright, vice president of sales and marketing for Ryland Homes in the Charleston region, said three and four-bedroom single-family homes at Whitney Lake will range in size from 1,600 square feet of living space to 1,929 square feet with detached garages.

Altogether Ryland Homes plans to build 81 new homes at Whitney Lake, Cartwright said.

Ryland Homes currently builds single family homes in seven communities throughout the Charleston-Myrtle Beach region. Visit www.ryland.com

About Ryland Homes
With headquarters in Southern California, Ryland is one of the nation’s largest homebuilders and a leading mortgage-finance company. The company currently operates in 13 states across the country and has built more than 295,000 homes and financed more than 245,000 mortgages since its founding in 1967. Ryland is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “RYL.” Visit www.Ryland.com

Mattamy Homes US Group Names New Home Counselors in the Orlando Region

WINTER PARK, Fla. --- Mattamy Homes US Group, the U.S. division of Canada’s largest home builder, recently appointed Elena Colón and Leisa Zanders New Home Counselors in its Orlando Division.

Steve Parker, president of Mattamy Homes US Group, said Colón has 13 years of experience in residential real estate sales. She formerly was a sales associate for another national homebuilder in the central Florida region. Parker said Colón holds an Associate in Arts degree from Seminole State College and a CSP (Certified New Home Sales Professional) designation through the National Assn. of Homebuilders (NAHB) continuing education. Colón will be working out of Mattamy’s community of The Reserve at Loch Lake off Lake Mary Blvd. in Seminole County.

Parker said Zanders, who has 10 years of experience in residential real estate sales, also joined Mattamy as a new home counselor. Zanders was formerly a sales associate with Zip Realty in Orlando. She will be assisting new homebuyers at two of the homebuilder’s communities – The Reserve at Loch Lake and Lake Jean in Winter Park.

About Mattamy Homes
Mattamy Homes, www.mattamyhomes.com, expanded into the U.S. in 2003 and is headquartered in Winter Park, FL with divisions in Orlando, FL; Jacksonville, FL; Phoenix, AZ; Minneapolis, MN; and Charlotte, NC. The homebuilder, the largest and most active in Canada with annual revenues exceeding $1.3 billion, was ranked among the highest of all homebuilders in the greater Toronto and Ottawa areas in a nationwide customer satisfaction survey conducted by J.D. Power Associates.

Pulte Homes to Host Prudential Tropical Realty New Home Specialist Training June 7 at Waterbridge at Stonebrier in Lutz

TAMPA, Fla. --- Pulte Homes will host a Prudential Tropical Realty New Home Specialist training session on Thursday, June 7, at Waterbridge at Stonebrier, located at 3202 Mapleridge Drive off County Line Rd. in Lutz.

Sean Strickler, vice president of sales for Pulte Homes in the Tampa Bay region, said the New Home Specialist training session for Prudential Tropical Realty associates is scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Prudential Tropical Realty associates who successfully complete the five-day, 18-hour New Home Specialist course and pass the exam will receive diplomas, above average consumer knowledge and additional preferred builder incentives.

“Prudential Tropical Realty offers an excellent New Home Specialist training course that includes more than 14 hours of classroom time and four hours of vital construction site study at one of Prudential Tropical’s preferred builder communities,” Strickler said.

“To date, Prudential Tropical Realty has graduated more than 200 agents, and has over 500 agents in the Tampa Bay market,” he added.

About Pulte Homes
Award-winning Pulte Homes communities are designed to deliver the best quality of life for home owners. By combining innovative life-enhancing designs, an unwavering commitment to quality and attention to detail, Pulte Homes is the nation’s premier home brand for upwardly mobile home buyers in 26 states and the District of Columbia. As the most awarded homebuilder in customer satisfaction, Pulte Homes has ranked tops in the annual JD Power and Associates® New-Home Builder Customer Satisfaction Studysm more than 75 times since 2000. For more information about Pulte Homes, visit www.pultehomes.com.

About PulteGroup
PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM), based in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., is one of America’s largest home building companies with operations in approximately 60 markets throughout the country. Through its brand portfolio that includes Centex, Pulte Homes and Del Webb, the company is one of the industry’s most versatile homebuilders able to meet the needs of multiple buyer groups and respond to changing consumer demand. PulteGroup conducts extensive research to provide home buyers with innovative solutions and new homes designed for the way people actually live today. As the most awarded home builder in customer satisfaction, PulteGroup brands have consistently ranked among top home builders in third-party customer satisfaction studies.

For more information about PulteGroup, Inc. and PulteGroup brands, go to pultegroup.com; www.pulte.com; www.centex.com; www.delwebb.com

Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty Appoints David W. Todd Global Real Estate Advisor

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty has appointed David W. Todd Global Real Estate Advisor in its Heathrow/Lake Mary Marketing Center.

Roger Soderstrom, founder and owner of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, said Todd earned two B.S. Degrees---one from the University of North Dakota in Education and another from Florida Southern University in Business Administration.

As a professional musician, Todd toured with such internationally known performers as Aerosmith, Bachman Turner Overdrive, Chubby Checker, Little Richard, Wishbone Ash and Guess Who.

As a specialty commercial real estate investor, Todd bought and sold food and beverage facilities throughout the country for more than a decade, acquiring distressed operations, restyling and renovating them and then reselling them.

As a residential real estate agent for more than 10 years, Todd earned Master Awards and Eagle Awards from Century 21 Realty.

“David Todd is a highly creative real estate professional whose perspective as investor, owner and seller is invaluable,” Soderstrom said. “We anticipate he will play a major role in our growth in the Central Florida area.”

Todd will focus on the Wekiva area, Longwood, Altamonte Springs and Lake Mary.

About Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty
Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty is affiliated with Sotheby’s International Realty, the largest luxury real estate brand in the world. Stirling Sotheby’s exclusive services include luxury residential, new homes, new home communities, commercial and investment properties, in addition to supporting builders, developers, lenders, and asset managers. The company operates two performance zones which serve all of Central Florida. Visit www.StirlingSIR.com.